an appearance by president bill clinton. >> what an exciting special guest. that was hillary clinton's husband. >> reporter: amy poehler and tina fay hosted the globes. >> everybody is getting a little loose now that we're all losers. congratulations. >> reporter: girls also won best television comedy and for the second year in a row homeland prevailed in the drama category scoring best drama as well as best actor and actress. jodi foster received an award honoring her 47 years in the film business. the golden globes are the first award show of the season. and of course the big granddaddy of them all, the oscars will be the final award show of the season. that will happen on february 24. i did want to add, dave, that backstage ben afleck set the record straight with the press. he said look, i know a lot is being said about my oscar snub not being nominated for best director but it was nominated for seven oscars and that's nothing to laugh at. he's happy for the film and last night he went home a winner as best director. good job for ben. >> very interesting.